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Government flags $17.9bn infrastructure spend

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
Ahead of the Federal Budget this evening, the government has announced a $17.9 billion infrastructure spend across the country. The new announcements will see the government's rolling 10-year infrastructure investment pipeline will increase from ...

Key Budget measure won't help economy: Academic

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2022
A Macquarie Business School academic has said one-off payments like those expected in next week's Federal Budget won't do anything to address long-term structural issues in Australia's economy. A one-off payment to combat the rising cost of living is ...

Government vows support for SMEs, self-funded retirees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
Small business owners and self-funded retirees will get a boost out of the upcoming Federal Budget, with the government pledging to lower uplift rates, digitalise trust income reporting and improving the pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system. Announced yesterday ...

Frydenberg pledges to move on crypto regulation

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has outlined the government's plans to move forward with new crypto asset reforms in 2022. In a speech to the Australian-Israel Chamber of Commerce (AICC) yesterday, the Federal Treasurer described the move as the most ...

Review of ASIC kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... data and technology in each of these areas. The FRAA conducts its review against a statement of expectations from the federal government and, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said, it also operates against a backdrop of "the need for ASIC to continue supporting ...

Government advances adviser levy drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
The federal government is forging ahead with slashing the financial adviser levy by more than a third for those that provide retail advice. Corporate watchdog ASIC today updated its 2020-21 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement, which lays out how ...

Major legislations hit parliament

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... credit provision should their case fail with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority. Federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg wants CSLR to commence as soon as possible so that it can start paying claims from 1 July 2022. The government will initially ...

Economic recap: Week to October 1

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 OCT 2021
... eventually make greener alternatives more financially and economically viable. Just as Australian federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg declared in his address to the Australian Industry Group on September 24: "It's a long-term shift, not a short-term ...

Class action legislation open for consultation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... uncertainty in relation to common fund orders. Meanwhile, recommendation 11, 12, 13 and 16 refer to giving more power to the Federal Court of Australia to reject, vary of amend the terms of any litigation funding agreement and for the Court to appoint ...

Plan to increase competitiveness of managed funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
The federal government is rolling out its plan to increase the international competitiveness of Australia's managed funds sector. Treasury will begin consultation on finalising its Corporate Collective Investment Vehicles (CCIVs) regime. According to ...